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package com.netease.arctic.optimizing;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Self-optimizing executor for file merging, such as merging small files and converting
 * equality-delete to position-delete.
 */
public interface OptimizingExecutor<O extends TableOptimizing.OptimizingOutput>
    extends Serializable {

  /**
   * Execute compaction for {@link com.netease.arctic.optimizing.TableOptimizing.OptimizingInput}
   */
  O execute();
}
